“The Natural Life Management Authority for the Large Community of Mi’kmaq/Aboriginal Peoples who continue to reside on Traditional Mi’kmaq territory in Nova Scotia undisplaced to Indian Act Reserves”
Our Goal:
Being the Natural Life Resource Management Authority for the large NCNS Community of off-reserve Mi’kmaq/Aboriginal Peoples in Nova Scotia. Developing, advancing and administering community harvest guidelines and processes for harvesting natural life resources throughout the Province of Nova Scotia in the spirit of the proclamation and direction of the Mi’kmaq Grand Council pursuant to the Mi’kmaq Netukulimkewe’l Wjit Pe’l Nike’ (Interim Hunting Guidelines).
Managing a Community natural life management authority administering the orderly, sustainable and respectful access and use of all natural life resources throughout traditional Mi’kmaq territory in Nova Scotia on the lands and in the waters of Mi’kma’ki.
To keep our Treaty rights, practices and customs for resource access and use strong for us today, for our children and their children in the future by adhering to the Mi’kmaq principle of “Netukulimk”.
Serving:
Serviing the interest of off-reserve Mi’kmaq/Aboriginal Peoples who continue to reside on the traditional homelands of Mi’kma’ki in Nova Scotia, who are designated, registered and confirmed to harvest in accordance with our Community’s harvesting guidelines.
How We Help:
Protect and maintain our Community’s Mi’kmaq harvesting customs, practices, traditions, Treaty rights, Aboriginal rights and other rights to our natural life resources throughout our traditional homelands of Mi’kma’ki in Nova Scotia.
Provide and produce publications “towards a better understanding” about our Community’s access and use of natural life resources.
Support the development of Regional Netukulimkewe’l Advisory Councils (RNAC’s) as the vehicle by which the NCNS Community harvesters provide a voice and advice in the implementation of the Community’s regional harvesting plans.
Advance and implement dispute resolution and restorative justice processes between Community harvesters and governmental resource agencies and departments.
Develop, produce and implement Land Based and Aquatic natural life harvest plans, guidelines, reporting and their
administration.
Advance the NCNS Community’s greater access and participation for economic development purposes and community well-being. Provide community and partnership reports demonstrating the NCNS Community’s credible, accountable and responsible access and use of natural life resources.
For More Information Contact:
Douglas McLeod, Interim Commissioner
172 Truro Heights Road
P.O. Box 1320, Truro, N.S. B2N 5N2
Direct: 902-895-7050
Toll Free: 1-877-565-1752
Fax: 902-895-8182
email: netcomm@ncnsnetcomm.ns.ca
Website: www.ncnsnetcomm.ns.ca
